The Federal Government shouldn't decide what your family can read. But that's what they're trying to do! We made it easy to tell Congress to reject the Federal Book Ban Bills. Take action today! #library #libraries #lit via @everylibrary.bsky.social stopfederalbookbans.us

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We made it easy to take these four actions to fight against HR 7661 and S 4925. Stand up for your right to read!

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Happy sales to @jolantru.bsky.social! Because who doesn't love a good dragon book every now and again. And because we all need to pay a little more attention to protecting the land.

Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist!@jolantru.bsky.social · 2w ago

Illustrated MG book about dragons, dragonriders and a young boy navigating through a dragon riding school... scarletferret.com/news/sun-dra... #SFF #MG #dragons

HR 7661, a book ban bill is on the calendar for a full House vote. We must stop this attack on communities. Don't let the American government decide what books you and your family are allowed to read. action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading

Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.

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Happy sales to everyone up for an @scbwi.bsky.social Crystal Kite Award! The choice was hard this year in NY.

Happy sales to @katiewritesbks.bsky.social! Our founding fathers understood the importance of an educated citizenry. Know your documents. Teach them to your children. Happy 4th.

Katie Kennedy@katiewritesbks.bsky.social · last mo.

A lot of people confuse the Declaration of Independence with the Constitution. THE DECLARATION DECODED can help. Written for middle grade through adult, it's a straight-forward explanation of an interesting--and important--story. #DeclarationOfIndependence www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-declar...

Happy sales to @stormsy.bsky.social! The blurb on the website doesn't mention drawing, but I'm guessing it's like this: Older siblings often find their younger siblings annoying, but what if they could draw? We all know imagination has no end, and everything is more fun when you work together.

Patricia Storms@stormsy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Just a reminder that you can easily purchase my new picture book, IF I COULD DRAW... on the DC Canada Education web site! They've got a new web site & it looks fab! #kidlit #kidlitart #drawing #Art #Creativity #Friendship #Collaboration #Brothers dc-canada.ca/products/if-...

Happy sales to @runwithskizzers.bsky.social! I am a Marvel Girl. And who doesn't wonder what alliances would've formed if the characters met younger?

Preeti Chhibber@runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ahh! Sweet write up for HOUSE OF HARKNESS from SLJ! www.slj.com/review/house...

Nearly half of children in the United States live in “book deserts” — communities without reliable access to public libraries, bookstores, or adequate reading materials. Sign the petition to help end book deserts in the United States. Via @everylibrary share.nwmd.social/s/oX5MIcOi

Boosting this. We need to keep the calls coming.

Debbie Vilardi@debbievilardi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I was just about to make my own post when I saw this. @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social said it all.

Happy sales to @mjgwrite.bsky.social! This got me curious about the first trilogy. We have cloud crossed teens (maybe future lovers), monsters to defeat, and political machinations. Sounds like work for our times to me.

Marc J Gregson@mjgwrite.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My next trilogy is Publisher’s Marketplace official! I am writing a prequel series to the Above the Black trilogy. Thank you to my publisher, Peachtree Teen for continuing to believe in me and my universe and to my amazing editor, Jonah Heller. I'm living the dream!

Happy sales to @jrbarr.bsky.social! I'm making a note of the release date for this one. I love me some female spies.

Jennifer Robin Barr@jrbarr.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Thrilled to share THUNDER AND MERCY! Female spies, a 1970s Philadelphia setting, and a surprise Revolutionary mystery, all woven through middle-grade friendship and belonging. Published by Astra/Calkins Creek with gorgeous cover art by @csneal.bsky.social. Coming July 2026. Pre-orders are open!

I was just about to make my own post when I saw this. @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social said it all.

Maxine Kaplan@maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The national book-banning and "Don't Say Trans" efforts are devastating. But there is urgent action YOU can take--right now--to protect the freedom to read (& learn & create) in NY state. A similar, but actually weaker bill was vetoed last year. That's not happening this time. Let's make sure of it.

Happy sales to @carrenjao.bsky.social! Love can have many forms. It can be an act of kindness stretching across the distance. That's one aspect in this book.

Carren Jao@carrenjao.bsky.social · 3mo ago

💖 Preorder your signed, personalized copy of THE SHAPE OF LOVE (coming 9/22) from @belcantobooks.bsky.social — and show some love to an incredible indie bookstore in the process! You can also preorder wherever books are sold 💓 linktr.ee/carrenjao

LOTS going on with the NY Freedom to Read Act. Something needed right now from *librarians and educators who work in NYS only*. Can you fill out this survey for @nyclu.org and share it with other NYS librarians/educators? Sent it to each other please! x5h4gde8rss.typeform.com/to/cRdPf2Gp

Happy sales to all the #PBParty finalists, be they illustrators or authors! May you get many likes and may those turn into offers.

Do you want the Federal Government controlling your local school libraries? I know I don't. Help stop the Federal Book Ban Bill today!  action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading

Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.

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Don't let the Federal Government regulate your reading! Democracy depends on the freedom of speech and the right to vote. Stand up! Sign and share the petition against the Federal Book Ban Bill. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social #read #reading #library #libraries action.everylibrary.org/hr_7661

PETITION: Don't Let the Federal Government Regulate Your Reading

Not one country's freedom and liberty has ever been increased by banning books.

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Libraries are shaped by elected officials. Let’s elect people who actually use them. #nationallibraryweek #Libraries #Democracy @everylibrary.bsky.social www.everylibrary.org/readleadrun

Read. Lead. RUN!

Love libraries? Thinking about running for office? We need you today!

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The freedom to read is under attack in America? HR 7661, a dangerous national censorship bill steals the freedom to read from kids and families and holds school funds hostage, is moving through Congress. Pick up the phone, use the script, and call your rep today! action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661

CALL YOUR REPS: Stop the Federal Book Ban Bill!

Your voice matters, and together we can help protect the freedom to read.

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Happy sales to @sguillory262.bsky.social! When everything feels like it's falling apart, what we do tells us the most about who we are. I suspect this book explores that through a girl on the brink who finds an egg.

Sarah Guillory@sguillory262.bsky.social · 4mo ago

★ "A masterfully written and intensely absorbing story of a girl who discovers there are many ways to be brave." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review A WISH WITH WINGS comes out May 19, but you can preorder now! Bookshop: tinyurl.com/54h7t7c9 B&N: tinyurl.com/bdhhz35a Amazon: tinyurl.com/5ck6y4ux

Sorry to see this has spread to Canada.

Leena Walters@leenawalters.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Pretty sure that if the Alberta government were *actually* concerned about shielding kids from graphic images, they'd go after the internet, not libraries. Bill 28 isn't about protecting children, it's about distracting us from the government's abysmal performance. #abpoli #ableg

Spreading awareness of HR 7661, a book banning bill before Congress. This bill would remove local control from what our children can read. Use the link to call your representatives and stand up for your decision-making powers: action.everylibrary.org/callhr7661 #authorsagainstbookbans

CALL YOUR REPS: Stop the Federal Book Ban Bill!

Your voice matters, and together we can help protect the freedom to read.

action.everylibrary.org

Happy sales to @mustachebabs.com! This looks like a great caper comic. Teens attend a conference and uncover a mysterious plot to destroy the world. Can they stop it? I'm sure they can, but I bet the reading will be fun while they try.

Barbara Perez Marquez @ SDCC 🌴@mustachebabs.com · 4mo ago

New book came out this week, maybe visit your local comic or book store and pick it up to read this weekend? It's pretty good, everyone that worked on it did an spectacular job!✨

I'll be on the ground in Medford, NY. Where will you be?

AFT@aft.org · 4mo ago

This country was built by working people, not by kings. Across the country, union members are standing up for our communities, our rights and our future. On March 28, we’ll come together in peaceful action to make that clear. Find a #NoKings event near you: go.aft.org/nokings

Happy sales to everyone who submitted to #PBParty! It's such a great learning experience to try even if you don't make the showcase. And the team is fantastic.

This makes me so sad. Here is a link for folks to use to call: 5calls.org/issue/federa.... I'm calling daily.

Oppose Nationwide Book Ban Bill ⭑ 5 Calls

Rather than prosecuting people involved in child sex trafficking, House Republicans are trying to “Stop the Sexualization of Children” by turning the …

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Maia Kobabe@redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 5mo ago

H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

A bill to dictate what books can be in libraries and and schools is headed for a House vote. Call or write your representative to preserve local control and free speech. Find them contact info: www.house.gov/representa...... Talking points: 5calls.org/issue/federa.... I'm getting on the phone.

Proposed censorship measures could deny your right to read some books in our libraries and lead to librarians face criminal charges for what's on shelves. Censorship is the root of totalitarianism. Protect you right to read. action.everylibrary.org/nationalaccess via @everylibrary.bsky.social‬

EMAIL YOUR REPS: Don't Ban Books in the United States

Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.

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Happy sales to @bevtwomey.bsky.social! How far would you go to save your father? How about going so far as to resurrect your mother?

Bev Twomey@bevtwomey.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Happy Friday the 13th! All Necromancers know that black cats are the Superior Familiar and the Void is queen of them all! Find out more about these two in my middle grade fantasy, The Necromancer’s Apprentice! bookshop.org/a/100716/978...